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The Dugout: Arizona Diamondbacks Spring Training 2010

The Dugout Spring Training 2010 closes out the NL West today with the Arizona Diamondbacks, who used to only show up in Dugouts when I wanted to make a joke about how Randy Johnson looked like Dr. Satan from House of 1,000 Corpses. The new look Diamondbacks are something to keep an eye on... they're locking down important...

Saturday Spotlight: James Shields

Saturday Spotlight is a weekly lightning round of questions delving into the personalities of major leaguers.James Shields wasted no time in becoming a fixture in the Rays rotation. The Rays signed him to a four-year, $11.25-million deal before he started his second full season in the majors. He delivered, winning 14 games...

History of Losing Permeates NL Playoffs

The Cubs haven't won the World Series in 100 years. You may have heard this a few times already in 2008. And if you haven't yet, you will probably grow tired of hearing about it three innings into their first playoff game against the Dodgers.The Cubs haven't even been to the Fall Classic since 1945, but there is a growing...

Kirk Gibson's Historic Home Run Set To Baseball Cards

Where does Kirk Gibson's homer in the 1988 World Series rank? Top 10 baseball moments of all time? Top five? #1? Wherever you personally rank it: the drama is hard to deny. The greatest closer in the game -- Dennis Eckersley -- going toe-to-toe with a guy that could barely walk, but yet was the catalyst for the Dodgers'...

Padres Announcers Saying Their Prayers

There are few occasions in professional baseball in which one's voice can become synonymous with history. Kirk Gibson's limp-off home run, Hank Aaron's 715th -- these are the chances professional commentators dream about, and they do their best to make the most of the moment. Barry Bonds's impending record-breaker? Rather...

KirkGibson News From the Web

02/22/12 Gibson hesitant to heap pressure on Bauer Source: MLB When he was a young player coming up with the Tigers, Kirk Gibson was dubbed the next Mickey Mantle by Detroit manager Sparky Anderson.
02/22/12 Kirk Gibson says Parra is up to the challenge Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ Diamondbacks Gold Glove outfielder Gerardo Parra was back at Salt River Fields Wednesday ready to work and return to his spot in left field.
02/21/12 D-backs figuring out plan for Putz Source: MLB - Arizona Diamondbacks In addition to monitoring the workload of reliever Takashi Saito, the D-backs plan to take it easy on closer J.J. Putz this spring.
02/21/12 D-backs on right track, but NL West up for grabs Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ The positivity around the upcoming Diamondbacks season continues to reach new heights, with local and national attention, but the chance of repeating as National League West champions or going further into the playoffs is still up in the air.
02/21/12 There's much to like about the Diamondbacks Source: KTAR - Phoenix AZ There's a lot to like about the Arizona Diamondbacks as they head into the 2012 season.